Barry Recks
Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will headline this coming weekend’s UFC Fight Night event together with Vicente Luque. But before that, a plethora of exciting fights will add further spice to the night.
Read on for more about this UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, including our predictions, picks, and latest odds in each bout, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out the other MMA content here to help you make the best betting decisions.
Betting Preview for UFC Fight Night Featuring Vicente Luque vs.Rafael dos Anjos & Other Big Cards on August 12 2023
Vicente Luque (-102) vs Rafael dos Anjos (-118)
Welterweight
Luque is eyeing to break out of a slump. He has lost his last two fights. In his most recent fight, he suffered a knockout loss at the hands of Geoff Neal in August 2022 during UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill. The 31-year-old Luque owns a 21-9-1 record with 11 knockout wins. Dos Anjos, who is a former champion, is coming off a submission win against Bryan Barberena last December to percent a two-fight losing skid.
Prediction: dos Anjos wins via decision.
Khalil Rountree Jr. (-205) vs Chris Daukaus (+170)
Light Heavyweight
Rountree is on a big streak, having stopped all of his last three opponents to raise his record to 12-5-0. He has serious power that has led to eight knockout victories. In his most recent fight, he scored a split decision win against Dustin Jacoby in October. Daukaus is trending in the opposite direction, as he’s lost his last three fights. He has a 12-6-0 record with 11 knockout victories to his name.
Prediction: Rountree wins via KO.
Polyana Viana (+160) vs Iasmin Lucindo (-192)
Women’s Strawweight
After beating Jinh Yu Frey via T/KO back in November, Viana (13-5-0) is finally going to fight again, as she is scheduled to face off against Lucindo, who fought just last April and won against Brogan Walker via unanimous decision. Viana is dangerous with her striking and grappling skills, with five knockout wins and eight submission victories. Lucindo (14-5-0) only has a 2-2 submission record but has eight wins via knockouts.
Prediction: Viana wins via submission.
Josh Parisian (+180) vs Martin Buday (-218)
Heavyweight
Parisian was supposed to fight last July, but his scheduled showdown against Walt Harris was canceled. But he gets another fight, this time against Buday, who has been undefeated in 11 fights in a row. Parisian, who is 15-6-0, lost in his last fight against Jamal Pogues back in February. Buday carries a 12-1-0 overall record with seven T/KO victories.
Prediction: Buday wins via decision.
Josh Fremd (-340) vs Jamie Pickett (+270)
Middleweight
Fremd will look to build on his submission win over Sedriques Dumas that snapped a tw0-fight losing skid for the 20-year-old middleweight. Fremd has a 10-4-0 MMA record to go with a 4-1 T/KO record and a 4-1 slate. Pickett (13-9-0) is looking to end his cold spell. He has lost all of his last three fights, the latest being a submission loss at the hands of Bo Nickal in March.
Prediction: Fremd wins via submission.
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